Effect of Home based educational counseling and telephone hotline service on primiparas’ postpartum stress

Effect of Home based educational counseling and telephone hotline service on primiparas’ postpartum stress in Orotta Maternity Hospital and Edaga hamus Hospital Asmara, Eritrea.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202005748272285

Enrollment

174

Registered

2020-05-13

Start date

2018-08-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Homebased supportive educational counseling and physical examination

24 hours hotline service

Routine postpartum care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers with singleton pregnancy of full 37-42 weeks who gave birth to a healthy baby through spontaneous vaginal delivery who reside in the central zone were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers with history of known mental illness, substance abuse, significant health problem (such as heart disease and physical infirmity) that made difficult for her to take care of the baby

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome was the postpartum stress level. The Hung postpartum stress scale was used. It has three subscales, the maternal role attainment, negative body changes and lack of social support each having 32, 13 and 17 questions respectively. The questions in each subscale were answered in scale of one to five, one being not at all and five being always. The scale along with its subscales were found to be reliable and valid elsewhere. In this study, the internal consistency for maternal role attainment (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.93), negative body changes (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.84), lack of social support (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.85) and the whole scale (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.91) was acceptable. Similar with the other questionnaire, the higher the score in each subscale conveyed the notion that higher postpartum stress was experienced.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary outcome was the postpartum stress level. The Hung postpartum stress scale was used. It has three subscales, the maternal role attainment, negative body changes and lack of social support each having 32, 13 and 17 questions respectively. The questions in each subscale were answered in scale of one to five, one being not at all and five being always. The scale along with its subscales were found to be reliable and valid elsewhere. In this study, the internal consistency for maternal role attainment (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.93), negative body changes (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.84), lack of social support (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.85) and the whole scale (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.91) was acceptable. Similar with the other questionnaire, the higher the score in each subscale conveyed the notion that higher postpartum stress was experienced.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Socio health variables were the secondary out come. It consisted of i. Maternal and baby health status: It consists of mainly five questions: presence of maternal physical problems, baby’s illness, method of breast feeding, baby’s behaviour and presence of any major life event to the mother in the last six weeks of postpartum period. ii. The Marriage adjustment test (MAT) scale: It is a 13-item scale that measures marital satisfaction. It is used to assess the level of adjustment of participants to their married life. Studies have indicated that marital adjustment has an effect on the postpartum stress level of mothers. iii. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS): It is a brief research tool designed to measure perceptions of support from 3 sources: family, friends, and a significant other	—

Measure

Time frame

Socio health variables were the secondary out come. It consisted of i. Maternal and baby health status: It consists of mainly five questions: presence of maternal physical problems, baby’s illness, method of breast feeding, baby’s behaviour and presence of any major life event to the mother in the last six weeks of postpartum period. ii. The Marriage adjustment test (MAT) scale: It is a 13-item scale that measures marital satisfaction. It is used to assess the level of adjustment of participants to their married life. Studies have indicated that marital adjustment has an effect on the postpartum stress level of mothers. iii. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS): It is a brief research tool designed to measure perceptions of support from 3 sources: family, friends, and a significant other

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Countries

Eritrea

Contacts

Public ContactGhidey Ghebrehans

Dean of college

emnetghidey@yahoo.com2917167480

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026